drug addiction,drug rehabilitation,hollywood,based on memoir or autobiography,mother daughter relationship

Postcards from the Edge (1990)

Poster for Postcards from the Edge

Having a wonderful time, wish I were here.

Substance-addicted Hollywood actress, Suzanne Vale is on the skids. After a spell at a detox centre her film company insists as a condition of continuing to employ her that she live with her mother, herself once a star and now a champion drinker. Such a set-up is bad news for Suzanne who has struggled for years to get out of her mother's shadow, and who still treats her like a child. Despite these and other problems, Suzanne begins to see the funny side of her situation, and also realises that not only do daughters have mothers—mothers do too.

Cast & Crew

Director
Mike Nichols
  • Profile picture of Meryl Streep
    Suzanne Vale Meryl Streep
  • Profile picture of Shirley MacLaine
    Doris Mann Shirley MacLaine
  • Profile picture of Dennis Quaid
    Jack Faulkner Dennis Quaid
  • Profile picture of Gene Hackman
    Lowell Kolchek Gene Hackman
  • Profile picture of Richard Dreyfuss
    Dr. Frankenthal Richard Dreyfuss
  • Profile picture of Rob Reiner
    Joe Pierce Rob Reiner
  • Profile picture of Mary Wickes
    Grandma Mary Wickes
  • Profile picture of Conrad Bain
    Grandpa Conrad Bain

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Keywords

  • drug addiction
  • drug rehabilitation
  • hollywood
  • based on memoir or autobiography
  • mother daughter relationship